| Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 37 | 38 | |
| Great Britain | 27 | 23 | 17 | |
| China | 26 | 18 | 26 | |
| Russian Federation | 19 | 18 | 19 |
The company behind the temporary swimming pools used at last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have disputed pictures which show they have fallen into disrepair after they revealed the new locations where they would be situated.
Rio 2016 have been ordered to contribute at least £100,000 ($122,000/€115,000) to repair works at the Maracanã Stadium after a Brazilian court ruled that they had not fulfilled contractual agreements on maintaining the venue.
With reports of disused venues and allegedly suspicious payments being added in recent weeks to the catalogue of bad news stories relating to Rio 2016, you could be forgiven for thinking at times that last year's Summer Olympics and Paralympics were an unmitigated disaster.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission investigators are seeking to clarify reported evidence linking officials Lamine Diack and Frankie Fredericks to payments made in Brazil three days before Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Power has been restored to the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro after the stadium's managers paid an overdue electricity bill of R$1.3 million (£338,000/$424,000/€400,000).
Sarah Keane, the new President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), has apologised to the families of athletes who failed to get tickets for last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro following the scandal that embroiled former leader Patrick Hickey.
Several venues used at the Olympic and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro last year have fallen into disrepair just six months after the conclusion of the events in the Brazilian city.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have denied the organisation or its President Thomas Bach have been contacted for information regarding a Brazilian police investigation into alleged ticket touting at Rio 2016.
The electricity supply at Rio de Janeiro's world famous Maracanã Stadium has been cut off due to unpaid bills.
Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella has opened part of the Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park to the public after renovations were completed.
Jason Smyth was among a number of Northern Irish athletes who competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to attend an event to celebrate their achievements at the Parliament Buildings in Belfast.
Payments owed by Rio 2016 to Authorised Ticket Resellers (ATR), International Federations (IF) and National Olympic Committees (NOC) as well as suppliers, sponsors and members of the public are still yet to be completed, insidethegames understands.
Names of all athletes who earned medals at Rio 2016 have been inscribed on a "Wall of Champions" unveiled in the main Olympic and Paralympic Park in Barra de Tijuca.
Olympic men's singles table tennis champion Ma Long has been named China's Best Male Athlete of the Year at an awards ceremony in Beijing.
A consortium of companies has been ordered to immediately resume maintenance of the Maracanã Stadium after reports of how the venue has fallen into disrepair since Rio 2016.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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